Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C09915·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome V (St.Hist.Mus.17946:84)

Pottery Bichrome V jug with a strap handle and dark painted strokes running down the body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09915. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug with a rounded body, a flared neck and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The pale surface has a dark painted band around the neck and several long dark strokes fanning down over the shoulder and body. The jug stands on a light surface against a plain grey backdrop, and the print is mounted within a cream border.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery jug with a strap handle and dark painted strokes running down the body
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied jug with a short flaring neck, a raised ring at the base of the neck and a single strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder. Dark painted strokes fan down from the shoulder across the body, with a further band curving down the left side. The surface shows small pits and wear, and the jug is photographed in three-quarter view on a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome V. St.Hist.Mus.17946:84

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome V. St.Hist.Mus.17946:84